Noun pontus has 2 senses
  1. Pontus, Pontos - (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus
    --1 is a kind of Greek deity
  2. Pontus - an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire
    --2 is a kind of
    geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
    --2 is a part of Asia Minor, Anatolia
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